June 18, 2012

Mouthwatering Spicy Caribbean Jerk Chicken

I think you will agree that for most part I cook yummy things.

But here is a first - even for me!

So tantalizing was this chicken when it came out of the oven that I promptly sat down on the table, served the kids and dug in. I also forgot to call Mr. Hubby to dinner & just started eating. It was only when Mr. Hubby walked over to the table and said "What are you doing? I thought you were blogging this - what no pics?" that I went "Oh C**p, I FORGOT to blog this and too late for final pics"!

Now, I have been making a recipe for Jerk Chicken for years but one twist, thanks to my friend Zibi, sent this chicken to a whole new dimension i.e. the addition of green onions. Seriously, that was the magic that had me finger licking the marinade the night before and resulting in a chook so delicious that I forgot all about blogging.

And any dish that makes me forget about blogging, should have all of you running to the supermarket!

I have taken some artistic liberties and continued using brown sugar instead of honey, also using vegetable oil in the marinade as well as severely reducing the quantity of chilly peppers and substituting scotch bonnet peppers for serrano chiles.

By all means, if you can handle the heat use the scotch bonnet peppers as is traditional to this recipe but with younger kids I have found that the a serrano chile adds a touch of heat but keeps the tears away from the dinner table.

Prepare the ingredients -

Chicken - Cut the defrosted chicken at the joints, getting rid of excess fat. Leave skin on for a more moist chicken but it is still good skinless and releases less fat in the pan.

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Mouthwatering Spicy Caribbean Jerk Chicken

I think you will agree that for most part I cook yummy things.

But here is a first - even for me!

So tantalizing was this chicken when it came out of the oven that I promptly sat down on the table, served the kids and dug in. I also forgot to call Mr. Hubby to dinner & just started eating. It was only when Mr. Hubby walked over to the table and said "What are you doing? I thought you were blogging this - what no pics?" that I went "Oh C**p, I FORGOT to blog this and too late for final pics"!

Now, I have been making a recipe for Jerk Chicken for years but one twist, thanks to my friend Zibi, sent this chicken to a whole new dimension i.e. the addition of green onions. Seriously, that was the magic that had me finger licking the marinade the night before and resulting in a chook so delicious that I forgot all about blogging.

And any dish that makes me forget about blogging, should have all of you running to the supermarket!